The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-02-03


boom" and painted the city q boiled
salmon pink.
The New Jersey Legislators COM
pletely tired out by the unusual eXer-
ton, adjoined, without electing a Sen
ltor, last Tuesday for the rest Of the
week.
Baxter & CampbelPs real estate cat
alogue is now in the hands of the
printer. A few pages will be used for
advertisements. For terms and full
particulars address THE COMET.
We are determined to give as good
bargains for CASH as any firm in the
country, for our motto is, "as low as
the lowest and a little below" Come
and see us before you buy.
CHRISTIAN & CROCKETT.
A number of strangers have been in
the city during the last week looking
for locations. 1t is needless to say
they were favorably impressed with
our town and prospects.
The county requires that every man
between the ages of 16 and 80 shall
work 5 days on the streets or pay SIS
in money. Any promise that this tax
will be lessened will not hold good.
The Limestone correspondent to the
Greeneville Democrat says Limestone
is on boom. Johnson City's boom
is contagious and was carried to
Limestone by THE COMET.
Mr. ]. L. Coates, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, was in the city last week, and
will locate here. He has rented one
of the Clark houses on Locust street.
Mr., Coates is a contractor and builder.
Mr.. w. B. Crumley, who has been a
salesman for Mr.. H. P. King for sever
al years, left yesterday morning for
Elk Park, N. c., to open a general dry
goods and grocery store. He will be
associated with Mr.. C. A. Patton.
The E. I. & w. n. G. R. R. Co. are
making number of ore cars at their
shops in this place. The shipment
of ore is increasing so rapidly the
company will have to put on a third
train day.
Mr.. H. G. Yost, OF Blountvile, was
in the city Monday Mr.. YoSt will
leave Blountville and move to some
point on the f. T. V. & G. r. r. He
has his eye on Johnson City and is a
sensible man.
Some people ought to know more
and say less.-Bristol Courier.
If this was the case the Courier
would say nothing about furnaces and
railroads.
Mr.. James Thornton, OF Knoxville,
spent Friday in the city. Mr.. Thorn
ton is q contractor and builder and
will likely locatein Johnson City. He
will buy the Austin building and fit
it up for planning mill.
Our readers are warned not to be
taken in by the Farm e. Household
Pub. Co. that are advertising extern
sively to give away valuable premiums
to each subscriber to their paper.
They are frauds.
The Rev. Sam Jones refused to ad-
dress a gathering of newspaper men
in Boston. He was probably unwill-
ing to waste time in scattering the
doctrines ST true goodness around
where there was 50 little need of it.
A very interesting revival closed
last Sunday att Sinking Greek Baptist
church. 1t was conducted by Rev. e,
?. White. It lasted 10 days and re.
suited in is additions to the church.
Mrs, j. F. Clark, nee, Miss Laura
Fry, of Newton, N. c., died last Wed.
nesday, the Goth nit, at Chualor, Cali.
fornia, after a short illness. Mrs
Clark has many relatives and friends
in Tennessee who extend their sympa
thy to the bereayed husband.
Work was commenced this week or
the business house Of J, w. Crumley
ESQ. on Church street The buildin,
will be a two story brick 24x7O feet
Mr.. j. c. Campbell has purchased
lot 24xl60 feet, two doors above Kirk
patrick & Co.'S store on Church 81
and will build two-story brick bus
ness house upon it at once.
Citizens Meetiag,-By order of May
or w A. Dickinson, the citizens ar
called to meet at City Hall Frida
evening at o'clock. Business of i'm
portance relating to thee. c. & c, raj
road demands your attention.